Five more confirmed dead from COVID, 143 new cases

Five more persons have been confirmed to have died due to COVID-19, pushing the fatality figure to 396.

A 65-year-old woman from Region 10 who died on May 3 succumbed to the virus.  A 90-year-old female who passed away on May 21 was also a victim of the virus. Three others who died on May 31st also succumbed to the virus. These were a 65-year-old man from Region Six, a 54-year-old female from Region 7 and a 68-year-old man from the same region.

This increased the total number of deaths for May to 97.